MAKO Surgical Corp. to Present at the Canaccord Adams Musculoskeletal Conference

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., Feb. 23, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MAKO Surgical Corp. (Nasdaq:MAKO) announced today that Maurice R. Ferre, M.D., President and Chief Executive Officer and Fritz L. LaPorte, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of MAKO, will present at the Canaccord Adams Musculoskeletal Conference at the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel on Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at 3:40 pm EST.

An audio webcast will be available and may be accessed by visiting MAKO's website at www.makosurgical.com under the Investor Relations section. A replay of the webcast will be available immediately after the conclusion of the presentation.

About MAKO Surgical Corp.

MAKO Surgical Corp. is a medical device company that markets both its RIO® Robotic-Arm Interactive Orthopedic system and its proprietary RESTORIS® implants for minimally invasive orthopedic knee procedures. The MAKO RIO is a surgeon-interactive tactile surgical platform that incorporates a robotic arm and patient-specific visualization technology and prepares the knee joint for the insertion and alignment of MAKO's resurfacing RESTORIS implants through a minimal incision. The FDA-cleared RIO system allows surgeons to provide a precise, consistently reproducible tissue-sparing, bone resurfacing procedure called MAKOplasty® to a large, yet underserved patient-specific population suffering from early to mid-stage osteoarthritic knee disease. MAKO has an intellectual property portfolio of more than 250 licensed or owned patents and patent applications relating to the areas of robotics, haptics, computer assisted surgery and implants. Additional information can be found at www.makosurgical.com.

"MAKOplasty®," "RESTORIS®" and "RIO®," as well as the "MAKO" logo, whether standing alone or in connection with the words "MAKO Surgical Corp." are trademarks of MAKO Surgical Corp.

CONTACT:  MAKO Surgical Corp.
          Investors:
          Susan M. Verde
          954-927-2044 x349
          sverde@makosurgical.com
          Westwicke Partners
          Mark Klausner
          443-213-0500
          mark.klausner@westwicke.com

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